or ‘They are Thieves, not Journalists’: Trump Asks Newspapers to Give Up Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:02:50 +0530 The US President said all the American journalists with the Pulitzer Prize should be forced to give it back because they were all wrong. Full Article
or China, US Commit to 'Creating Favourable Conditions' for Trade Deal Implementation Despite Coronavirus Row: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:22:01 +0530 Last week, US President Trump threatened new tariffs against China after claiming there was evidence linking Covid-19 to a top-security lab in Wuhan. Full Article
or US Could Extend Period for Border Restrictions: Officials By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:56 +0530 US officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan says agents are encountering about half the number of migrants along the southwest border than in the month before President Donald Trump authorized the rapid expulsion of migrants under a March 21 public health order. Full Article
or Croatian Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Two Crew Members By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:43:53 +0530 Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members. Full Article
or Does Coronavirus Spread by Sex? Virus Found in Patients' Semen in Chinese Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:54:24 +0530 The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn't address whether sexual transmission is possible. Doctors detected the virus in semen from six of 38 men hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Four were still very sick with the disease while two were recovering. Full Article
or Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:46 +0530 The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa. Full Article
or Georgia Police Arrest Two for Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:06:52 +0530 The two white men were identified by police as Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Gregory McMichael, 64, who both live in Brunswick. Full Article
or 'The Govt is Failing Us': Laid-off Americans Struggle in Coronavirus Crisis By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:26:59 +0530 Alejandra has not heard anything from the state -- though she has gotten a fundraising email from Republican Senator Rick Scott, who set up the current unemployment system during his tenure as governor. Full Article
or Pakistani Man Shoots Wife Dead for Not Serving Him Hot Meal for Sehri, Arrested By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:48:16 +0530 The father of the deceased filed a complaint with the police alleging that his 19-year-old daughter was killed by her husband for failing to serve him a hot meal for Sehri in the ongoing month of Ramzan. Full Article
or World Red Cross Day 2020: All That You Need to Know By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:01:52 +0530 World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 on the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Full Article
or New Study Finds No Benefit from Malaria Drug HCQ for Coronavirus Treatment By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:10:10 +0530 Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying or needing a breathing tube in a comparison that involved nearly 1,400 patients treated at Columbia University in New York, researchers reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Full Article
or World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'. Full Article
or Most Coronavirus Patients May Lose Sense of Smell by Third Day of Infection, Reveals New Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:31:08 +0530 The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms. Full Article
or UN, Partners Launch $6.7 bn Appeal for Vulnerable Countries to Fight Food Insecurity, Gender Violence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:44:06 +0530 On March 25, the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan was launched, but with humanitarian needs continuing to rise, the updated plan is calling for $6.7 billion for the remainder of 2020. Full Article
or Solemn Europe to Mark World War II Anniversary Despite Coronavirus Damage By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:55:06 +0530 Large-scale parades that had been envisaged to commemorate the victory over the Nazis have been downsized as the world grapples with coronavirus crisis. Full Article
or 'Dedicated to Health & Medicine': Father-Daughter Doctor Duo of Indian-origin Die of Covid-19 in US By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 01:12:15 +0530 Satyender Dev Khanna and daughter Priya Khanna who worked at the Clara Maass Medical Center in New Jersey succumbed to Covid-19. Full Article
or Singapore Coronavirus Infections Touch 21,707 with 20 deaths: Health Ministry By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:45:31 +0530 Singapore on Friday reported 768 new cases of coronavirus, mostly among the foreign nationals living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 21,707 with 20 deaths, the health ministry said. Full Article
or 'Can Learn from Smallpox for Covid-19 Response': Remembering Humanity's Triumph Over a Virus, 40 Yrs On By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:54:22 +0530 On May 8, 1980, representatives of all World Health Organization (WHO) member states gathered in Geneva and officially declared that the smallpox-causing variola virus had been relegated to the history books, two centuries after the discovery of a vaccine. Full Article
or In a Town Split by a Border, Coronavirus Rules Vary From Door to Door By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:03:28 +0530 As European countries begin to ease their restrictions on public life at a varied pace, with some allowing businesses to reopen while others remain on lockdown, the different rules are sowing confusion for travelers. Full Article
or To Mask or Not to Mask? World Leaders Scrutinised Over Covering Face Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:05 +0530 As a consensus has emerged that masks, even homemade ones, do help -- though levels of protection vary -- political leaders have had to adjust their messaging. Full Article
or China Says It Supports Who-led Review Of Global Pandemic Response By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:44:14 +0530 Countries like France, Germany and Britain have urged greater transparency from China over its handling of coronavirus, while the US and Australia have called for international inquiry. Full Article
or Afghanistan Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:58:33 +0530 Afghanistan has recorded more than 100 deaths from the virus out of more than 3,700 confirmed cases. Full Article
or Iranians Urged to Take Coronavirus 'Seriously' as Cases Stay High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:53:25 +0530 Experts and officials both in Iran and abroad have cast doubts over Covid-19 figures, saying the real number of cases could be much higher than reported. Full Article
or Wuhan Market Had Role in Coronavirus Outbreak, But More Research Needed, Says WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:11:27 +0530 It was not clear whether live animals or infected vendors or shoppers may have brought the virus into the market, a WHO expert said. Full Article
or Milan a Ticking Coronavirus 'Bomb', Viroligist Warns By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:21:19 +0530 Lombardy region, which has recorded more than 80,000 infections, is the epicentre of Italy's outbreak, one of the worst in Europe in terms of deaths and infections. Full Article
or South Africa to Grant 19,000 Inmates Parole to Curb Coronavirus Spread By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:27:18 +0530 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the parole would apply to low-risk inmates who have passed their minimum detention period. Full Article
or COVID-19: Indian-American Senator Appointed Member Of Committee to Address Washington's Economic Recovery By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:55:59 +0530 Senator Manka Dhingra is an Indian-American attorney and the first Sikh elected to any state legislature in the United States. Full Article
or Coronavirus Pandemic Destroys 20.5 Million US Jobs in April in Historic Collapse By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:23:52 +0530 The job loss according to the US Labor Department destroyed nearly all the positions created in the prior decade Full Article
or Chinese Envoy Says Open to Probe of Origins of Coronavirus: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:34:10 +0530 China has dismissed as groundless U.S. and Australian questioning of how it had handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll. Full Article
or 'No Surprise': Trump Plays Down New Unemployment Record as US Loses 20.5 Million Jobs in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:48 +0530 The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis. Full Article
or Canada Loses Record 2.0 Million Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Surges to 13.0% By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:55:40 +0530 Most non-essential businesses have been shut since mid-March as officials urge people to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks, some of the 10 Canadian provinces have started to gradually reopen their economies. Full Article
or Spanish Cat Who Died of Pre-existing Respiratory Condition Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:07:40 +0530 The cat, named Negrito, was the sixth feline to be detected with the disease globally. It belonged to a household in the Barcelona area where several family members had caught the virus. Full Article
or Coronavirus Could Kill 1,90,000 Africans and 'Smoulder' Across the Continent for Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:43:10 +0530 As many as 44 million of the continent's 1.3 billion people could be infected during the same period, the UN health agency estimated, based on its prediction model of 47 African countries. Full Article
or Coronavirus-hit Iran Holds Friday Prayers For First Time in Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:26:20 +0530 Iran urged citizens to take social distancing 'more seriously' as it announced more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus infection. Full Article
or Trump Praises Attorney General William Barr for Dropping Michael Flynn's Case By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:47 +0530 The action on Thursday was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. It comes even though prosecutors for the past three years have maintained that Flynn lied to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Full Article
or Shortages of Coronavirus Test Materials 'Critical': UN Lab Chief By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:58:07 +0530 The tests the lab sends out use the nuclear-derived RT-PCR technology, which is now common for new coronavirus detection and can give results within hours. Full Article
or Japan Lowers Bar to Coronavirus Testing, Drops Temperature Guideline By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:09:24 +0530 Japan's guidelines had previously specified that those who had had a fever of 37.5 Celsius or more for four consecutive days. Full Article
or Trump to Get Tested Daily For COVID-19 After Valet Tests Positive By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:41:46 +0530 US President Donald Trump will have to get tested for COVID-19 every day after a military aide who acts as his valet tested positive. Full Article
or Still Hiring! Walmart, Other Superstores Buck US Employment Trend amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:47:05 +0530 Almost across the board, sectors reported precipitous drops in overall employment in April, even though some major players - from online sales to grocery shopping and pharmacies - have seen surges in demand. Full Article
or Trump Offers Biden Rapid Coronavirus Testing System to Help Him Return to Campaign Trail By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:51:30 +0530 Trump, who this week made his first trip out of Washington in more than a month, relies on a federal supply of coronavirus tests so that he can maintain a more traditional schedule, while Biden has been isolating at home for nearly two months. Full Article
or Study Suggests Abbott Covid-19 Antibody Test Highly Likely to Give Correct Results By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:56:14 +0530 Antibody tests can tell whether a person has ever been infected and are considered crucial in efforts to get Americans back to work safely as the presence of antibodies to the virus indicate possible immunity to future infection. Full Article
or UK Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 31,000, Confirms British Govt By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:14:37 +0530 The number of fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 626 on the previous day to reach 31,241. Full Article
or New York Child Dies from Rare Inflammatory Disease Linked to Coronavirus, Says Governor By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:18:50 +0530 Andre Cuomo said there have been 73 reported cases in NY state of children getting severely ill with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome. Full Article
or Aide to US Vice President Mike Pence Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:31:45 +0530 On Thursday, White House officials confirmed that a member of the military serving as one of President Donald Trump's valets tested positive for the coronavirus. Full Article
or New York City Stepping up Distancing Enforcement in Three Parks By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:46:57 +0530 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced that 2,500 members of a "test and trace corps" will be in place by early June to combat the virus. Full Article
or China-US Looking To Create ‘Favourable Conditions’ For A Win-Win Trade Deal By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:06:52 +0530 The trade deal was signed in January, where Chinese agreed too import additional $200 bn U.S. products. Full Article
or Family of US Meat Plant Worker Who Died of Covid-19 Sues Company For Negligence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:16:04 +0530 Enock Benjamin died on April 3 of the respiratory disease after becoming infected by the new coronavirus while working at the JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. Full Article
or Venezuela Charges Two Americans With 'Terrorism, Conspiracy' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:19:37 +0530 Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military. Full Article
or Italy Becomes Third Country to Record 30,000 Coronavirus Deaths, New Cases Edge Down By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:27 +0530 Italy's total death toll from COVID-19 since its outbreak came to light on February 21 now stands at 30,201. Only the United States and Britain have seen more deaths from the virus. Full Article
or Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Mike Pompeo to Visit Israel for Annexation Talks By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:28:55 +0530 Pompeo will discuss U.S. and Israeli efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as regional security issues related to Iran's malign influence, spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. Full Article